One of the time/energy intensive jobs for those living in the Florida Keys is keeping the vegetation manageable.
For me, that means knocking the hedge down every now and then. Since our neighborhood is preparing to hook up to a central sewer system, I need to run a 4" line from the house to the road. Since the line passes through the hedge row, I trimmed the hedge down a bit to keep from destroying a huge swath when the stag it with the backhoe.
I'm also enjoying watching the mango tree produce its fruit this year!